Volvarina beyerleana

Volvarina beyerleana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Volvarina beyerleana
Syntype shell at MNHN, Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Volvarina
Species:
V. beyerleana
Binomial name
Volvarina beyerleana
(Bernardi, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Marginella beyerleana Bernardi, 1853 (original combination)
  • Volvarina avena f. beyerleana (Bernardi, 1853)

Description

The length of the shell attains 12,5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

The small shell is oblong. It is white or rosy-white, surrounded by three horizontal rose-colored or purple-pink bands formed of spots that are usually square or close together. The spire is obtuse conical, with indistinct whorls. The columella contains four equally distinct folds, the upper one appearing a little smaller. The aperture is narrow at the top, wider at the bottom. The outer lip is straight, thickened at the outside, and showing no trace of crenellation on the inner part.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mexico.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina beyerleana (Bernardi, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865685 on 2023-09-0210}}
  2. Bernardi (A.C.). (1853). Description de coquilles nouvelles (Conus et Marginella). Journal de Conchyliologie. 4(2): 148-150, pl. 6
  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2015). Nuevas especies de la familia Marginellidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de Puerto Rico, Cuba, México y los Cayos de la Florida. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. 27: 189–242.
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